Epping Ongar Railway

Epping Ongar Railway
British Railways 2-6-4T Class Standard Four No. 80072 at Ongar
Locale	Essex
Services extend only as far as Stonards Hill, although it is planned to extend the line to a new station at Epping.
Commercial operations
Original gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Preserved operations
Owned by	Epping Ongar Railway Ltd.
Stations	2
Length	6+1⁄2 miles (10.5 km) Single track throughout except a passing loop at North Weald
Preserved gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Commercial history
Opened	1865
Closed	1994
Preservation history
2004	Re-opened and taken over for Preservation
2007	Closed
2012	Re-opened

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Legend
Ongar Blake Hall North Weald Epping Forest Central line to Ongar closed 1994 Epping Central line

The Epping Ongar Railway is a heritage railway in south-west Essex, England, run by a small number of paid staff and a team of volunteers. It was the final section of the Great Eastern Railway branch line, later the London Underground's Central line from Loughton via Epping to Ongar, with intermediate stations at North Weald and Blake Hall. The line was closed by London Underground in 1994 and sold in 1998. It reopened between 2004 and 2007 as a preserved railway, offering a volunteer-run Class 117 DMU service between Ongar and Coopersale. A change of ownership in 2007 led to the line being closed for restoration to a heritage steam railway, which opened on 25 May 2012.